[Test-Equipment] Risers on your workbench

[mikea]

On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 09:19:19AM -0800, davec wrote:
> The "2nd shelf" above your work bench.
> 
> My workbench is a purpose-built (don't know the brand) steel chassis 
> with plastic-top laminated particle board work surface. In the back 
> corners are two square 2-inch holes (that extend into the rear legs 
> of the bench) intended for risers.
> 
> How would you utilize these holes? Have "L" supports made from 2-inch 
> square steel tubing? Or wood? Should the shelf be parallel to the 
> work surface? Slightly canted downward? Other features?
> 
> Help in planning this extension of my work area would be greatly 
> appreciated.

My bench is similar (see <http://mikea.ath.cx/testgear/index.html>
for images), but with cylindrical tubes. It came with shelves and
clamps for fixing the shelves to the tubes. The shelves can be tilted
down, and have very small lips to prevent gear from sliding forward 
off the shelf. One more piece of tube would be nice, to extend from 
left to right across the back, above the shelf which has the speaker.

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin